From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2013 #175 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Website:http://www.jonimitchell.com Unsubscribe:mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe onlyJMDL Digest Monday, May 13 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 175 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- jmdl history ["David J. Phillips" ] Re: Taming The Tiger [Anita G ] Re: Taming The Tiger [Catherine McKay ] Fw: Flowers to WOW!! you! [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 12:56:13 -0400 From: "David J. Phillips" Subject: jmdl history Anita and others have been asking about, and remembering, when we first came to mdl, and when jmdl first came to us. I was finishing my PhD and teaching in Ann Arbor for a year - the 95-96 academic year. I don't now how I found jmdl, but oh, what a liberation. This is what it gave me: - - a way to while away lots of time not writing - - first dibs on news of TTT (including the early demo versions, like "love cries") - - first dibs on Kilauren news but, most importantly, validation for my LOVE LOVE LOVE of Joni Mitchell. I often use this list in my lectures as a metaphor for the personal and political reasons for coming out. First, there's the joy of recognizing people like yourself, then there's the pleasure of becoming accepted by and interacting with those people, then there's the political work of making sure people like yourself are valued. This list has done all of that for me. Seriously, believe it or not, it's let me get over the shame of being a Joni fan (fan being short, of course, for "fanatic" and fanaticism not being highly valued in my staid and measured world.) If people like you are fans, then goddamn it, I'm one too. I don't care who knows it. And more than that, the world is a better place because of us! Wheeee. djp ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 17:00:12 +0100 From: Anita G Subject: Re: Taming The Tiger On 11/05/2013, FMYFL@aol.com wrote: r. It was my first Joni concert, and I was > already on the list. I did get to meet the first JMDL'r....Pearl Weisberg at > the > Atlanta concert where many had gathered . Jimmy, your mail got me thinking more about JMDL and how it started and that must be Pearl I got to meet for the first time at Ruby Lake. Back in those days I seemed to have access to such little information, otherwise I am sure I would have got a plane and come to that concert. It sounds a great one. I also tried to remember when I first joined the List and I can't remember. I know Wally was still alive, because I recall feeling incredibly glad (when I got my first computer and my friend Tracy showed me how to do a 'search' )when this new thing called a 'web site' appeared and there was all this information about Joni Mitchell! I was so stunned and SO pleased to leave behind feeling so alone in my love for Joni's music. So who started JMDL - was it Wally? And was Pearl the first person to sign up? Jimmy also wrote: "My first fest was at the first Pazfest in 2000, where I got to meet so many of you and had the best time. I got chills when everyone at the Howling Wolf lit candles in tribute to the late Wally Breese, as "Tiger Bones" played." That sends goose bumps out when I read it. What a fantastic event to have attended. My first Joni Fest was to the Full Moon in 2003 and the whole thing just blew me away and, of course, Ashara took delivery of Joni's guitar for me and brought it to the Fest. One of the best days of my life, ever. I can't believe it will be 10 years this August - hell, I wasn't even 50! I'd love to know who were the first members of JMDL. How about a history lesson and any memories from someone who knows? Anita x ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 10:12:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Taming The Tiger It's SO hard to believe that was ten years ago. That means I've known you for ten years, Anita! Likewise a bunch of others who were at that one. That was the night the power went out for a number of hours, wasn't it? I don't remember when I joined the jmdl either, but it wasn't at the very beginning. It was some time between the very beginning and that 2003 fest. >________________________________ >My first Joni Fest was to the Full Moon in 2003 and the >whole thing just blew me away and, of course, Ashara took delivery of >Joni's guitar for me and brought it to the Fest. One of the best days >of my life, ever. I can't believe it will be 10 years this August - >hell, I wasn't even 50! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 13:52:31 +1000 From: Subject: Fw: Flowers to WOW!! you! = FRANK xxx =20 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - ------- =20 From Holland =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 FREE Animations for your email - by IncrediMail =20 Click Here! =E2=96=BA =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT000011.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT000022.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT000033.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT000044.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT000055.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT000066.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT000077.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT000088.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT000099.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT0001010.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT0001111.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT0001212.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT0001313.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT0001414.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT0001515.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT0001616.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT0001717.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT0001818.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT0001919.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT0002020.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of ATT0002121.jpg] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of ape.gif] ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2013 #175 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here:mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe